Boards
Board of Directors
Ellenore Angelidis
President, Founder & Executive Director
Kati Cardea
Treasurer
Dr. Teferi Abate Adem
Member
Eyoel Asfaw
Member
Tizita Assefa
Member
Amy Bates
Member
Angel Shimelish
Member
Rajitha Boer
Member
John Clements
Member
Pazion Cherinet
Member
Jennifer Mazukelli
Member
Dr. Tadesse Kassie Melesse
Member
Sultan Mohammed
Member
Tigist Regassa
Member
Yenenesh Shewanah
Member
Tammy Steele
Member
Bethelehem Tsegaye
Member
Kara Wiegand
Member
Hiwot Zegeye
Member
Advisory Board
Kassahun Kebede
Associate Professor
Atti Worku
Huffington Post Contributor, Founder and Executive Director of Seeds of Africa (NYC)
Ellen Taussig
Executive Director of International Leadership Academy of Ethiopia
Adey Sol
Founder and owner of Adey Designs (Pittsburg, PA)
Mitch Shepard
Founder and Creative Force, WiRL Leadership Series, President Dynamic Interactions
Tigist Helen Schmidt
Actress, Producer and Founder and CEO of Selam Productions (NYC)
Amy Ng
Director Operations, Strategic Operations for Aspire Public Schools and huge early contributor to the OHBD event's success. (San Francisco)
Simon Okelo
Founder & Executive Director OneVibe Africa Kisumu & Seattle African Father in America Podcast Host
Metassibia (Metti) Mulageta
Founder of Wedgwood Montessori Schools, Active Member - Ethiopian Community Center of Seattle
Laura McMillan
COO NetHope, Board President WACAP
Dr. Elizabeth McGovern
Executive Director, WEEMA - Cambridge
Jane Kurtz
Award Winning Children's Author and Co-Founder of Ethiopia Reads - Portland
Mekonnen Kassa
Director, Cloud Security Engineering, Microsoft
Mark Horowitz
Co-founder MovingWorlds and Huffington Post Columnist
Beri Gebrehiwot
Registered nurse, children's book author, community builder and social entrepreneur
Woubeshet Ayenew, MD
Cardiologist, Hennepin Healthcare - Minneapolis
Julie Averill
EVP and CTO, lululemon
Lulit Assayas
RPH, Pharmacy Manager, long-term supporter
Junior Board
Nadine Roose
Kenzie Averill
Kasech Isaac
Lizzie Iwiki
Julia Mayner
Malida Tadesse
Nebiyou Timotewos
